Russell McLendon is a science writer with expertise in the natural environment, humans, and wildlife. He holds degrees in journalism and environmental anthropology. Like all planets, Earth isn't flat.

Have you ever tried smashing a ball into a flat rectangle? When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Walk into any school classroom and you ...

It's a problem that has plagued cartographers for centuries: How do you accurately represent a round world on a flat map? The most common world map used today, designed almost 450 years ago, is highly ...

In a fascinating exposé, a visual campaign reveals that the familiar world map we all grew up with is more illusion than fact—an artefact of history, power, and convenience rather than an objective ...

Our world is an amazing place. However, our view of it isn’t always terribly accurate. In fact, the maps that we use often work to reinforce our misconceptions. For example, the size of Europe is ...